Photo: Chicken Cacciatore 'Trapeze' Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken and sauce:
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
- 1 (8-piece) chicken
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, stem and seeds removed and diced
- 2 cups white mushrooms (6 ounces), cleaned, trimmed and sliced
- 1 (29 to 32-ounce) can crushed red tomatoes in puree
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves, plus about 6 small sprigs for garnish
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano and 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme and 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Herbed rice:
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning or 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano and 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme and 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
Directions
Heat the grapeseed oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and sear on all sides. Remove briefly to a utility platter.
To the same saute pan in which the chicken was cooked, add onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms and saute until the onions become translucent. Add tomatoes, parsley, and basil, Italian seasoning, and return the chicken to the saute pan. Cover and let simmer until the chicken is fork tender, about 25 to 35 minutes.
For the rice:
Bring chicken stock to a boil. Add rice, salt, butter and Italian seasoning to the pot of boiling chicken stock, return to a boil, cover and let simmer for 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat and let stand for an additional 5 minutes covered before removing lid.
Place some rice in the middle of a serving dish and top with chicken, vegetables and sauce. Garnish with basil sprigs.
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By mhbug1_12088016
levittown, NY
on December 04, 2012
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The sauce was very good, the textures worked nicely and nothing was overpowering. My 3 teenagers and the adults all enjoyed this. It was easy to prepare and will be put in my recipe box.
By ChefHall
Bakersfield, CA
on May 20, 2009
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The only things I added was 3 cloves of garlic and half a jalapeno to the sauce. This is to die for. So easy to make and the most wonderful taste. As my son was eating, he couldn't stop saying how good it was. I will try it over egg noodles next time and there will definetly be a next time. If I could give it 10 stars, I would have.
By redtabbi_10538120
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on October 21, 2008
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everyone loves that red pepper and tomato sauce. this is an easy and appealing dish. i use white meat strips. the only problem my family has is that i can only make so much i may have to convert to a crock pot a large one.the rice is great too i dont even see a salt shaker being used at dinner which i aim for.p.s. i use sliced stewed tom's they look so nice. believe me this caccatori recipe makes the others taste like spaghetti sauce. thanks
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